DOCSLIB.ORG

Bahama Prehistory; Cultural Adaptation to an Island

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Bahama Prehistory; Cultural Adaptation to an Island Bahama prehistory: cultural adaptation to an island environment Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) Authors Hoffman, Charles Andrew, 1929- Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 28/09/2021 02:53:21 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565140 BAHAMA PREHISTORY; CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO AN ISLAND ENVIRONMENT by Charles Andrew Hoffman, Jr0 Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1967 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE I hereby recommend that this dissertation prepared under my direction by Charles Andrew Hoffman* Jr0____________ __ entitled Bahama Prehistorys Cultural Adaptation to"an Island Environment _____________' be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy______ JUULSU3& ■dU^yfi/oL Dissertation Director Date After inspection of the dissertation, the following members of the Final Examination Committee concur in its approval and recommend its acceptance:* 8 / 3/ 6.7 f 1 ) iLHlos**. t L _ j’/V / £ 7 *This approval and acceptance is contingent on the candidate's adequate performance and defense of this dissertation at the final oral examination0 The inclusion of this sheet bound into the library copy of the dissertation is evidence of satisfactory performance at the final examination. STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this dissertation are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in his judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author. SIGNED PREFACE The possibility of conducting archaeological investigations on San Salvador was first suggested to me by Dr. Irving Rouse of Yale University. Dr. Rouse made arrangements several years ago for me to carry out excavations on that island. Although this project was postponed until 1965, he has continued to generously give advice and support of my efforts in many parts of the Caribbean area. The field work and laboratory analysis for the project were supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (05-7,58) to the University of Arizona for Doctoral Dissertation Research in Anthropology. Four institutions cooperating in the study were: the University of Arizona, Florida Atlantic University, the New World Museum on San Salvador Island, and Inter American University of Puerto Rico. All research was carried out under the guiding hand of my dissertation committees Dr. Raymond H. Thompson, chairman, Dr, T . Patrick Culbert, and Dr. William A. Longacre. Dr. Thompson has been a constant source of moral and intellectual guidance, not only in these last days of preparation of the results of the ill iv findings on San Salvador, but throughout my graduate study program at the University of Arizona„ At the time of the field work I was an instructor at Florida Atlantic University and had the opportunity of being associated with Dr. William H, Sears, chairman of the Department of Anthropology at that institution. Dr. Sears, who was probably the individual most responsible for launching me into a career as an anthropologist, pro­ vided much in the way of;support and advice and all too frequently in patience as virtually all the material processing was carried out in his department0 s laboratory. We would never had been able to conduct this ! study on San Salvador if it had,not been for the kind consent of Mrs. Ruth G. Wolper, director of the New World Museum, located on that islandMrs. Wolper. gave permission to dig on her property and permitted me to use resources of her Museum. Finally, I am pleased to acknowledge a small grant from Inter American University during the fall of 1966 that assisted in defraying some laboratory expenses. Analysis of fauhal material was done by Dr. Elizabeth S , Wing of the Center for Zooarchaeological Research at the Florida State Museum. Dr. Wing or I will provide a copy of her synopsis on request. She is presently preparing a more detailed study for publication. V Analysis of the flora was carried out by fflr. James Knowles of the Division of Plant Industries of the State of Florida. His report is also available by directing . A requests to him. Classification of rocks and minerals was by Fir. Richard Sense, graduate student in the Department I of Anthropology, University of Arizona. All drawings were prepared by Miss Valerie Jackson, graduate student in the Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona 5 photographs were taken by Miss Helga Teiwes, Arizona State Museum photographer I would also like to express my appreciation for ' ' ; the encouragement of Dr. Kenneth Bennett, Mr. Walter Birkby, Mr. Jonathan Cell, Dr. William J. Kennedy, and Mr. James V , Sciscenti. Their comments and criticisms have been most stimulating. I suppose that all major endeavors, and a doctoral dissertation certainly seems to qualify as one, cost something besides money and material goods. And I also suspect that mine is not a unique case where those who paid the most were the family^of the candidate. And so, the greatest vote of appreciation is due to my wife, Eunice, and our children, for their perserverance and endurance. TABLE OF CONTENTS . Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii LIST OF TABLES ix A BSTRACT @ * * » » * » » * » ® @ ® * o ® x CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION I San Salvador o « ® ® « * © © © © « ©• © « © © S Economy of San Salvador 9 Sketch of Prehistory of the Caribbean Islands , 12 Archaeology of San Salvador Prior to 1965 « , . 19 Some Ethnographic Observations ..,,©©.. 22 CHAPTER 2-THE 1965 EXCAVATION 28 The Palmetto Grove Site . © . © 29 The Excavations © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © 32 C a t a 1 o g i n g o©@*©©©©©©©©©©©©©© ^ 1 CHAPTER 3-CERAMICS 43 Ceramic Attributes © . .,.©.©..... 50 Palmetto Ware© » © ©© © © © * © » © © © © © © 56 ''Trade” Wares . 57 Comparison With Other West Indian Ceramics » , 59 Comparison With Mainland United States Ceramics 69 CHAPTER 4-OTHER ARTIFACTS „ 71 Stone © . © © © © © © © . © . © © © © © © © 71 Water Trough © © * © © © © . ©^ . © . © © © 72 Limestone Slabs With Shallow Grinding Depressions .............. 72 Grinding Stones . * © . © © © © © © © © © © 76 Hammerstone-Planer ............ 77 Beads© © © © # © © © © © © © * © © © © © . 78 Problematical Stone Objects . ....... 78 8one .©.©.©.©a©©©...©*©.©* 82 vi vii Page Shell . ............ 82 Shell Scrapers ................. 84 Shell Graving Tools „ . ........... 88 Shell Drills . .................. .. 93 Shell Weights . » . 94 Shaft Scrapers ............ 97 Strombus Shed 1 Gouges ............ 99 Strombus Hammers .............. 104 .Charonia Vessels ............... 105 Cassis Horn ................... 105 Strombus Ladle ........ 105 Cassis Chopper ............... 108 Shell Beads ........... ........ 108 Oliva Tinklers ............... 110 Food Shells .................. Ill Miscellaneous ... ........ 112 Coral ............ H 4 Coral Hone ................. 114 Coral Corn Shockers ............. 115 Coral Rasps ................. 115 Coral Files . * . * • ... • 116 Problematical Coral Objects ......... 116 CHAPTER 5-SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .......... 117 Conclusions ................. 122 REFERENCES 127 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. Map of Bahama Islands ......... 2 2. San Salvador» Bahama Islands ......... 11 3. Extent of Excavations at the Palmetto Grove Site . ........... 33 4 . Profile, East Wall, Trench E , Sections 10-12 . 35 5 . Stone Water Trough From Palmetto Grove Site . 37 6. Shells From Conch "Pile." . ......... 38 7. Extent of Heavy Fire and Charred Rock Area . 40 8 . Ceramic Attributes on Pottery From Palmetto Grove .............. 52 9. Limestone Water Trough ................ 73 10. Stone Tools ......... 75 11. Shell, Bone and Stone Ornaments . ...... 79 12. Shell Scrapers ....... ......... 85 13. Shell Gravers and Drills ........... 89 14. Strombus Shell Weights ............ 95 15. Shell Shaft Scrapers ............. 98 16. Strombus Shell Gouges ............ 101 17. Miscellaneous Shell Implements . , . 106 18. Cassis Horn ..............107 19. Dove Shell Artifacts ............. 113 viii LIST OF TABLES Tab le Page 1. Average Bahamas Temperature . „ 7 2 . Average Monthly Rainfall, Nassau .......... , 8 3. Average Monthly Rainfall, Bahamas 8 4. Vertical Distribution of Palmetto Ware Pottery ............... 44 5. Vertical Distribution of Pottery Other Than Palmetto Ware . ....... 45 6. Vertical Distribution of Shell Scrapers .... 87 7. Vertical Distribution of Graving Tools .... 90 8. Vertical Distribution of Shell Drills Cut from Strombus oioas ......... 91 9. Vertical Distribution of Shell Gouges n cj T i p s . 10 2 10. Vertical Distribution
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Os Nomes Galegos Dos Moluscos
    A Chave Os nomes galegos dos moluscos 2017 Citación recomendada / Recommended citation: A Chave (2017): Nomes galegos dos moluscos recomendados pola Chave. http://www.achave.gal/wp-content/uploads/achave_osnomesgalegosdos_moluscos.pdf 1 Notas introdutorias O que contén este documento Neste documento fornécense denominacións para as especies de moluscos galegos (e) ou europeos, e tamén para algunhas das especies exóticas máis coñecidas (xeralmente no ámbito divulgativo, por causa do seu interese científico ou económico, ou por seren moi comúns noutras áreas xeográficas). En total, achéganse nomes galegos para 534 especies de moluscos. A estrutura En primeiro lugar preséntase unha clasificación taxonómica que considera as clases, ordes, superfamilias e familias de moluscos. Aquí apúntase, de maneira xeral, os nomes dos moluscos que hai en cada familia. A seguir vén o corpo do documento, onde se indica, especie por especie, alén do nome científico, os nomes galegos e ingleses de cada molusco (nalgún caso, tamén, o nome xenérico para un grupo deles). Ao final inclúese unha listaxe de referencias bibliográficas que foron utilizadas para a elaboración do presente documento. Nalgunhas desas referencias recolléronse ou propuxéronse nomes galegos para os moluscos, quer xenéricos quer específicos. Outras referencias achegan nomes para os moluscos noutras linguas, que tamén foron tidos en conta. Alén diso, inclúense algunhas fontes básicas a respecto da metodoloxía e dos criterios terminolóxicos empregados. 2 Tratamento terminolóxico De modo moi resumido, traballouse nas seguintes liñas e cos seguintes criterios: En primeiro lugar, aprofundouse no acervo lingüístico galego. A respecto dos nomes dos moluscos, a lingua galega é riquísima e dispomos dunha chea de nomes, tanto específicos (que designan un único animal) como xenéricos (que designan varios animais parecidos).
    [Show full text]
  • ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN
    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC MOLLUSCS ALONG A DEPTH GRADIENT IN THE BAHAMAS Michael Joseph Dowgiallo, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla Department of Biology, UMCP Species richness and abundance of benthic bivalve and gastropod molluscs was determined over a depth gradient of 5 - 244 m at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas by deploying replicate benthic collectors at five sites at 5 m, 14 m, 46 m, 153 m, and 244 m for six months beginning in December 1993. A total of 773 individual molluscs comprising at least 72 taxa were retrieved from the collectors. Analysis of the molluscan fauna that colonized the collectors showed overwhelmingly higher abundance and diversity at the 5 m, 14 m, and 46 m sites as compared to the deeper sites at 153 m and 244 m. Irradiance, temperature, and habitat heterogeneity all declined with depth, coincident with declines in the abundance and diversity of the molluscs. Herbivorous modes of feeding predominated (52%) and carnivorous modes of feeding were common (44%) over the range of depths studied at Lee Stocking Island, but mode of feeding did not change significantly over depth. One bivalve and one gastropod species showed a significant decline in body size with increasing depth. Analysis of data for 960 species of gastropod molluscs from the Western Atlantic Gastropod Database of the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) that have ranges including the Bahamas showed a positive correlation between body size of species of gastropods and their geographic ranges. There was also a positive correlation between depth range and the size of the geographic range.
    [Show full text]
  • Plan De Manejo
    Plan de Manejo 2012 - 2016 Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados Península de Guanahacabibes Pinar del Río Diciembre de 2011 Autores: Lic. Lázaro Márquez Llauger, Director Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Lic. Guillermo Baena González, Asesor del DIG Lic. Georgina Leyva Pagán, Asesora principal del DIG. Lic. Pedro Manuel de Celis Maza, Director adjunto EFI Guanahacabibes, MINAGRI MSc. José Alberto Camejo Lamas, Especialista Parque Nacional, Guanahacabibes MSc. Dorka Cobián Rojas, Especialista Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Lic. Osmani Borrego Fernández, Especialista Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Colaboradores: Ing. Luisa Vergara Noval, Sub-directora EFI Guanahacabibes, MINAGRI Ing. Eliecer Cala Suárez, Jefe SEF Sandino, MINAGRI Ing. José Luís Linares Rodríguez, Especialista Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Téc. Vladimir Azcuy Jiménez, Técnico CGB territorio Guanahacabibes, MININT Ing. Osvaldo Márquez López, Especialista CGB territorio Guanahacabibes, MININT José Luis Vázquez Lugo, Inspector CGB territorio Guanahacabibes, MININT Maximino Torres Sánchez, Jefe Grupo Operativo CGB, MININT Téc. Medalino Puente Ledesma, Jefe GSI Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, CITMA M.Sc. Luis E. Arencibia Cabrera, Especialista DIG INDICE Página INTRODUCCION 3 I DIAGNOSTICO 4 1.1 Caracterización del área 4 1.1.1 Caracterización de la naturaleza del sitio 4 1.1.2 Caracterización socioeconómica del área y su entorno 23 1.1.3 Selección de los objetos de conservación 34 1.2 Determinación de la problemática del área 34 1.2.1 Determinación de la problemática ecológica
    [Show full text]
  • Distinción Taxonómica De Los Moluscos De Fondos Blandos Del Golfo De Batabanó, Cuba
    Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 43(5): 856-872, 2015Distinción taxonómica de los moluscos del Golfo de Batabanó, Cuba 856 1 DOI: 10.3856/vol43-issue5-fulltext-6 Research Article Distinción taxonómica de los moluscos de fondos blandos del Golfo de Batabanó, Cuba Norberto Capetillo-Piñar1, Marcial Trinidad Villalejo-Fuerte1 & Arturo Tripp-Quezada1 1Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional P.O. Box 592, La Paz, 23096 Baja California Sur, México Corresponding author: Arturo Tripp-Quezada ([email protected]) RESUMEN. La distinción taxonómica es una medida de diversidad que presenta una serie de ventajas que dan connotación relevante a la ecología teórica y aplicada. La utilidad de este tipo de medida como otro método para evaluar la biodiversidad de los ecosistemas marinos bentónicos de fondos blandos del Golfo de Batabanó (Cuba) se comprobó mediante el uso de los índices de distinción taxonómica promedio (Delta+) y la variación en la distinción taxonómica (Lambda+) de las comunidades de moluscos. Para este propósito, se utilizaron los inventarios de especies de moluscos bentónicos de fondos blandos obtenidos en el periodo 1981-1985 y en los años 2004 y 2007. Ambos listados de especies fueron analizados y comparados a escala espacial y temporal. La composición taxonómica entre el periodo y años estudiados se conformó de 3 clases, 20 órdenes, 60 familias, 137 géneros y 182 especies, observándose, excepto en el nivel de clase, una disminución no significativa de esta composición en 2004 y 2007. A escala espacial se detectó una disminución significativa en la riqueza taxonómica en el 2004. No se detectaron diferencias significativas en Delta+ y Lambda+ a escala temporal, pero si a escala espacial, hecho que se puede atribuir al efecto combinado del incremento de las actividades antropogénicas en la región con los efectos inducidos por los huracanes.
    [Show full text]
  • Moluscos - Filo MOLLUSCA
    Moluscos - Filo MOLLUSCA. Lista de especies registradas para Cuba (octubre de 2006). José Espinosa Sáez Instituto de Oceanología, Ave 1ª No. 18406, Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, C.P. 11200, Cuba [email protected] Zonas biogeográficas: (1) Zona suroriental – Costa sur de Oriente, (2) Zona surcentral - Archipiélago Jardines de la Reina, (3) Zona sur central - Costa al sur del Macizo de Guamuhaya, (4) Zona suroccidental - Golfo de Batabanó y Archipiélago de los, (5) Canarreos, (6) Zona suroccidental - Península de Guanahacabibes, (7) Zona noroccidental - Archipiélago de Los Colorados, (8) Zona noroccidental - Norte Habana-Matanzas, (9) Zona norte-central - Archipiélago Sabana - Camagüey, (10) Zona norte-oriental - Costa norte de Oriente Abreviaturas Especies Bioegiones Cu Pl Oc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Clase APLACOPHORA Subclase SOLENOGASTRES Orden CAVIBELONIA Familia Proneomeniidae Género Proneomenia Hubrecht, 1880 Proneomenia sp . R x Clase POLYPLACOPHORA Orden NEOLORICATA Suborden ISCHNOCHITONINA Familia Ischnochitonidae Subfamilia ISCHNOCHITONINAE Género Ischnochiton Gray, 1847 Ischnochiton erythronotus (C. B. Adams, 1845) C C C C C C C C x Ischnochiton papillosus (C. B. Adams, 1845) Nc Nc x Ischnochiton striolatus (Gray, 1828) Nc Nc Nc Nc x Género Ischnoplax Carpenter in Dall, 1879 x Ischnoplax pectinatus (Sowerby, 1832) C C C C C C C C x Género Stenoplax Carpenter in Dall, 1879 x Stenoplax bahamensis Kaas y Belle, 1987 R R x Stenoplax purpurascens (C. B. Adams, 1845) C C C C C C C C x Stenoplax boogii (Haddon, 1886) R R R R x Subfamilia CALLISTOPLACINAE Género Callistochiton Carpenter in Dall, 1879 x Callistochiton shuttleworthianus Pilsbry, 1893 C C C C C C C C x Género Ceratozona Dall, 1882 x Ceratozona squalida (C.
    [Show full text]
  • Marine Molluscs of the Island of Curaçao:(With 5 Text-Figures)
    BIJDRAGEN TOT DE KENNIS DER FAUNA VAN CURAÇAO. 1920. Resultaten eener Reis van Dr. C. J. VAN DER HORST in Marine Molluscs of the Island of Curaçao BY Tera van Benthem Jutting Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. (With 5 text-figures). molluscs which I will in the The account on West-Indian give following pages, was started as of collected Dr. BOEKE in the course of Dr. HORST a consequence material, by J. 1905, by C. J. VAN DER during April and May of 1920 and by engineer G. J. H. MOLENGRAAFF since 1921. Besides I will mention species from Curaçao already present in the collections of the Zoological Museum at Amsterdam. The majority of these species were collected alive and all of them belong to the littoral zone stretching from high-water-mark to about one fathom. and MOLENGRAAFF fill each other's so The researches by BOEKE, VAN DER HORST up gaps, that of molluscs this combination has given us a fairly representative collection littoral of Curagao. The results of their investigations were kindly presented to the Zoological Museum of the Amsterdam University. Ï had the pleasure to study them there at the suggestion of its former Director, Prof. Dr. M. WEBER, under the friendly supervision of the present Director, Dr. L. F. DE BEAUFORT, and frequently consulting the rich collections of the Museum and the valuable library of the Royal remember the Zoological Society „Natura Artis Magistra" in Amsterdam. I gratefully advice given to me by Dr. VAN DER HORST on different occasions. First of all follows an enumeration of the principal literature referring to the marine molluscan fauna of the island and the surrounding district in general.
    [Show full text]
  • Molluscan Fauna from the Miocene Sediments of Kachchh, Gujarat, India – Part 3
    Molluscan fauna from the Miocene sediments of Kachchh, Gujarat, India – Part 3. Gastropods Kantimati G Kulkarni∗, Satarupa Bhattacharjee Kapoor and Vidyadhar D Borkar Palaeobiology Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India. ∗e-mail: [email protected] Systematic description of 25 gastropod species from the Khari Nadi Formation (Aquitanian) and Chhasra Formation (Burdigalian) from the Kachchh District, Gujarat, India is given. A checklist of 116 forms including those reported by earlier researchers, emending taxonomic identifications wherever necessary, is also provided. Vredenburg had referred these two formations together as ‘the Gaj Beds of Kachchh’. He noticed the affinity of molluscs among the Miocene deposits of Kachchh and Kathiawar regions of Gujarat, and Sind province of Pakistan. He also observed that molluscs from his ‘Lower Gaj’ and ‘Upper Gaj’ Formations showed relationship respectively with the Rembang (Aquitanian) and Njalindung (Burdigalian) series of the East Indies. Aquitanian and Burdigalian ages assigned by him were later substantiated by Raju on the basis of foraminifera. Present studies corroborated that the molluscan assemblage from the Miocene rocks of Kachchh is closely related to that from the Gaj Beds of Sind and the Ashapura Clay Member of Kathiawar; besides revealing that the fauna from these three formations taken together is essentially endemic. Discovery of certain species from the Quilon Beds in the Miocene of Kachchh evinces a close affinity between these two formations. The present fauna includes five extant forms, while 29 forms have related species in the Recent fauna. 1. Introduction disposal of Vredenburg (1925, 1928). Vredenburg’s work included molluscs from the Tertiary for- Tertiary rock formations occur in different parts of mations of Kachchh and Kathiawar regions of Peninsular India, but their development is nowhere western India along with those occurring in as extensive as in Kachchh region of the Gujarat Sind and Baluchistan Provinces of Pakistan.
    [Show full text]
  • Sociedad Malacológica De Chile
    AMICI MOLLUSCARUM Número 20(1), año 2012 Sociedad Malacológica de Chile AMICI MOLLUSCARUM Número 20(1)20(1),, año 2012012222 Amici Molluscarum es una revista de publicación anual bilingüe, editada por la Sociedad Malacológica de Chile (SMACH) desde el año 1992, siendo la continuación del boletín Comunicaciones , publicado entre 1979 y 1986. Cuenta con el patrocinio del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile (MNHNCL). Tiene el propósito de publicar artículos científicos originales, así como también comunicaciones breves (notas científicas), fichas de especies, comentarios de libros y revisiones en todos los ámbitos de la malacología. ISSN 07180718----97619761 (versión en línea) Los textos e ilustraciones contenidos en esta revista pueden reproducirse, siempre que se mencione su origen, indicando el nombre del autor o su procedencia, y se agregue el volumen y año de publicación. Imagen de la cubierta: Vista interna y externa de valva derecha de un ejemplar de Diplodon chilensis (D. Jackson y D. Jackson) Imagen de la contracubierta: Vista ventral y dorsal de Aylacostoma chloroticum (R.E. Vogler). Amici Molluscarum http://www.amicimolluscarum.com Sociedad Malacológica de Chile (SMACH) http://www.smach.cl AMICI MOLLUSCARUM Sociedad Malacológica de Chile (SMACH) Comité editorial Editor jefe Gonzalo Collado Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile Editor de producción Cristian Aldea Fundación CEQUA, Punta Arenas, Chile Editores asociados Omar Ávila-Poveda Universidad del Mar, Oaxaca, México Roberto Cipriani California State University, Fullerton,
    [Show full text]
  • Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Cuba
    UNITED NATIONS EP United Nations Original: ENGLISH Environment Program Proposed areas for inclusion in the SPAW list ANNOTATED FORMAT FOR PRESENTATION REPORT FOR: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes Cuba Date when making the proposal : 29/8/12 CRITERIA SATISFIED : Ecological criteria Cultural and socio-economic criteria Representativeness Productivity Conservation value Cultural and traditional use Rarity Socio-economic benefits Naturalness Critical habitats Diversity Connectivity/coherence Resilience I. IDENTIFICACIÓN 11. Completar todos los campos. *a – País: Cuba *b – Nombre del área: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes *c – Región administrativa: Provincia de Pinar del Río, municipio Sandino *d – Fecha de establecimiento: 14 de diciembre de 2001 *e – Si otra, fecha de declaración legal: 14 de diciembre de 2001 *f – Localización geográfica (incluya un anexo separado con un mapa geográfico según se indica en la declaración legal del área) y coordenadas geográficas (X, Y para el punto central, WGS84, sistemas de proyección UTM)1: *g – Extensión (km2): 398.3 *h – Dirección de contacto (con dirección de sitio web, si existe): M. Sc. Susana Perera Valderrama, Especialista del Centro Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Cuba. E-mail: [email protected] Lic. Lázaro Márquez Llauger, Director del Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes. E-mail: [email protected] M. Sc. Dorka Cobián Rojas, Responsable del Programa de Investigación Científica y Monitoreo del Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes. E-mail: [email protected] *i– Eco-región marina (según la clasificación de Eco-regiones Marinas del Mundo): 2 http:www.nature.org/tncscience/news/news2357.html II. RESUMEN EJECUTIVO 12. Presente brevemente el área propuesta y sus principales características y especifique los objetivos que motivaron su creación: El Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes constituye la zona núcleo de la Reserva de la Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes.
    [Show full text]
  • East Coast Marine Shells; Descriptions of Shore Mollusks Together With
    fi*": \ EAST COAST MARINE SHELLS / A • •:? e p "I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of Inland ground, applying to his ear The .convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell; To yi'hJ|3h in silence hush'd, his very soul ListehM' .Intensely and his countenance soon Brightened' with joy: for murmerings from within Were heai>^, — sonorous cadences, whereby. To his b^ief, the monitor express 'd Myster.4?>us union with its native sea." Wordsworth 11 S 6^^ r EAST COAST MARINE SHELLS Descriptions of shore mollusks together with many living below tide mark, from Maine to Texas inclusive, especially Florida With more than one thousand drawings and photographs By MAXWELL SMITH EDWARDS BROTHERS, INC. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN J 1937 Copyright 1937 MAXWELL SMITH PUNTZO IN D,S.A. LUhoprinted by Edwards B'olheri. Inc.. LUhtiprinters and Publishert Ann Arbor, Michigan. iQfj INTRODUCTION lilTno has not felt the urge to explore the quiet lagoon, the sandy beach, the coral reef, the Isolated sandbar, the wide muddy tidal flat, or the rock-bound coast? How many rich harvests of specimens do these yield the collector from time to time? This volume is intended to answer at least some of these questions. From the viewpoint of the biologist, artist, engineer, or craftsman, shellfish present lessons in development, construction, symme- try, harmony and color which are almost unique. To the novice an acquaint- ance with these creatures will reveal an entirely new world which, in addi- tion to affording real pleasure, will supply much of practical value. Life is indeed limitless and among the lesser animals this is particularly true.
    [Show full text]
  • Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas
    Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas Edward J. Petuch Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA Robert F. Myers Coral Graphics/Seaclicks, Wellington, Florida, USA Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20140908 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4822-4919-4 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the valid- ity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or uti- lized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopy- ing, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.
    [Show full text]
  • Marine Invertebrates Is Current to the End of Scott Stamp Monthly to March, 2004
    INVERTEBRATES ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS This list of Marine Invertebrates is current to the end of Scott Stamp Monthly to March, 2004. ALBANIA September 12, 2002 Mediterranean Sealife 2695f 50l Octopus vulgaris, COMMON OCTOPUS Family Octopodidae A* ALGERIA December 4, 2002 Shells 1264 5d Acanthocardia aculeata, a COCKLE Family Cardiidae A* 1265 5d Venus verrucosa, WARTY VENUS Family Veneriidae A* 1266 5d Epitonium commune, a WENTLETRAP Family Epitoniidae A* 1267 5d Xenophora crispa, a CARRIER SHELL Family Xenophoridae A* ALGERIA May 21, 2003 Snails 1280 5d Rumina decollata, DECOLLATE SNAIL Family Subulinidae A* 1281 24d Helix aspersa, GARDEN SNAIL Family Helicidae A* ARUBA October 31, 2002 Child Welfare B69 100c+50c Boy, pelicans, parakeet, and Strombus gigas, QUEEN CONCH Family Strombidae B AUSTRIA September 23, 2003 Thank You 1933 55c small SNAIL in foreground C BAHAMAS October 1, 2002 Flora and Fauna 1051 70c Flamingo and GORGONIAN B* BAHRAIN June 5, 2003 World Environment Day 590i 250f CRAB A* BERMUDA January 21, 2003 Shells 839 20c Cymatium femorale, ANGULAR TRITON Family Ranellidae A* 843 40c Charonia tritonis variegata, ATLANTIC TRUMPET TRITON Family Ranellidae A* 847 60c Janthina janthina, PURPLE SEA SNAIL Family Janthinidae A* 848 80c Cassis flammea, FLAME HELMET Family Cassidae A* 851 $3 Tenagodus squamatus, BERMUDA’S SLIT SHELL Family Siliquaridae A* 852 $4 Cypraecassis testiculus, RETICULATED COWRIE-HELMET Family Toxopneustidae A* BERMUDA March 20, 2003 Shells 840 25c Bursa granularis cubaniana, FROG SHELL Family Bursidae A* 841 30c Natica canrena, COLORFUL ATLANTIC MOON Family Naticidae A* 846 75c Distorsio perdistorta, VERY DISTURBED DISTORSIO Family Personidae A* 849 $1 Phalium granulatum, SCOTCH BONNET Family Cassidae A* 850 $2 Cymatium nicobaricum, GOLD MOUTH TRITON Family Ranellidae A* 853 $5 Morum dennisoni, DENNISON’S MORUM Family Harpidae A* BERMUDA February 4, 2003 Bermuda Biological Station Centenary 859 85c Researcher probing CORAL REEF B* 860 $1 SHRIMP A* BRIT.
    [Show full text]